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cil concur in items one and two of the attached letter?' Attached - "We have for acknowledgment your letter of January 27th, 1950, inclos- i ~ n~ a plat, addressed to ~r. Fade ~. Miles~ General Housing Manager, Public Housing rich, lll Johnson St., Portsmouth, Virginia, concerning the request by the City of~ortsmoubh that we dedicate a right of way located within the project boundaries of Barlow Homes, VA - 4~088, for the purpose cT extending~Detroit Street. Consideration has been given to the~City's request, ~ut it is not deemed feasible to grant the same on the basis of the request as presently submitted. ~e will be glad, however, to further consider dedication of a right of way which the City desires and as indicated on the plat which accompanied your letter, provided the City of Port,curb is agreeable~to the following: Accept dedication from the Government of the entire length of Cambridge Avenue from t hat point at which the Dresently requested right of way of Cambridge Avenue to the sou~ern bo~udary o f the project. Said street to rema~ open for use by the public, the Citya ssuming obligation for future maintenance of said street. Indicate specifically the manner in which ~he requested right of way i s to b e improved as a street by the City. ~aintenance, of course, to be assumed by the City o f Portsmouth. If the foregoing Items I and B are acceptable.to the C_ty, the City o f Portsmouth will furnish this of_zce~ with a ~c~mplete survey and legal description o f the right of way of Cambridge Avenue and their. Guested extension o f Betroit Street for which the cit~ will accept d edication. To ~urther assist us in our consideration of the p reposed dedications as outlined above and if approved by the City of Portsmouth, a resolution by the City Council embodying Items I and B should likewise be s~omitted to this office. The plat inclosed ~th your letter of January ~Tth is inclosed here~vt~u. Sincerely yours, A.R. Hanson, Director, Richmond Field 0ffice.= ~otion o f Er. Howard that the C_ty Attorney be instructed t o draw a resolution accepting this street as outlined in 1 etter from the Public Housing Administration, was adopted, and by the relieving vote: Ayes - Fox, mm.so~y, Duke, Grimes, Howard, Sturtevant, Warren Nays - None Henderson, Houghton, 14th - ~A letter from Mrs. W.E. Reid, Chairman o f the Civic Commit- tee of the Community Garden Club was referred to me for a report. The streets referred to in this letter were Chestnut Street, from the Seaboard Railroad going south to Gosport Road, Columbia, Cuthrell, Green, Elm Ave. and Godwin Street (between King and Hig2~). These streets have been inspected and I find that they do not have curbs and gutters; however, our City bud- get v~ll not provide for the construction o f curbs and gutters this year. I recommend that a further study be made of the request an8 if possible that it be included in next year's budget.~' 0n motion filed. 15th - "This ~etter is to report to you ~e sale of lot 99 in Block and property adjacent thereto ~n the sum of $100.00 for w~cn the deed was made to the Tz~.stees of the Park vmew Baptms2 Church.. It was discovered that the taxes on this property amounted to slightly more than $~00.00 and the check was turned over to the City Collector to apply on the taxes, rather than to be entered on the miscellaneous receipts of the City amd by s o doing leaving the t axes as an unpaid outstanding item.'~ On motion filed. 10th - "~he question of placing e barricade at the corner of High and Crawford Street~ was referred to me for action. t take pleasure in advising you that a standard concrete sign post marker has been pieced at this intersection and that the proper street name will b e placed upon the sign as soon as the work can be done in a satisfactorymanner." On motion filed. 17th - "I herewith submit a copy of the tentative revised plans for the Police headquarters to be located on the corner of North au d Green Streets. If these plans meet with y our approval, I recommend that I be authorized to proceed to exercise the options secured on the property and to condemn those items of property that we c~u not purchase, and proceed to advertise for bids for the con - struction of said building." ~otion o f ~r. Bilisoly that the City Manager be authorized to p~o- ceed to secure tho ~roper~y and advertise for bids, was adopted~